hey john...i'm trying this code that you sent me but a bit modified

FUNCTION getrate()
PARAMETERS Result
cRateField="long_distance.rate"
select rates
set orde to tag code

IF LEFT(view1.dialednr,1)='0'
SEEK LEFT(view1.dialednr,6)
endif

IF LEFT(view1.dialednr,1)="#"
SEEK LEFT(view1.dialednr,3)
endif

if LEFT(view1.dialednr,1)='1'
SEEK LEFT(view1.dialednr,4)
ENDIF
RETURN EVAL(cRateField)

what this does is it gives me in the colum of the grid that im calling getrate()
the name of the field of the rate taht im going to use...
if i chage the rate on the customer it changes on the grid too..